Maria Theresa – the only female to rule the Habsburg Empire – became queen following her father's death.
John Wesley had his famous spiritual experience that solidified his trust in Christ.
The Royal Academy of History (Real Academia de la Historia) was founded in Madrid by King Philip V of Spain.
French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis began his journey to Lapland to plot the shape of the Earth.
Bellevue Hospital opened the NYC Almshouse, the first public hospital in the US.
Opera 'Alexander's Feast' by George Frideric Handel premiered in London.
Claudius Amyand performed the first recorded appendectomy at St George's Hospital in London.
French master chef Vincent La Chapelle formed a Freemason’s Lodge in the Netherlands.
The War of the Polish Succession began when France declared war on Austria and Saxony.
Great Britain passed the Molasses Act.
The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
Louis Timothee became America's first paid librarian.
St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
English literature classic Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift was published.
Benjamin Franklin sailed from England back to the US to work for a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia.
Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion is premiered.
Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island.
Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Harvard University gave the first smallpox inoculations in Boston following America's biggest outbreak.
Robert Walpole gained the title of first Prime Minister of Britain.
The female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read were found guilty of piracy.
Edmond Halley was given the senior post as the second Astronomer Royal at Greenwich Observatory.
The world's first machine gun is patented.
France declared war on Spain, leading to the War of the Quadruple Alliance that lasted two years.
Antigua, Guatemala, was struck by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
The world's first Masonic Grand Lodge is established.
The United States exhibited the country's first-ever lion in Boston.
Boston Light was illuminated for the first time.
The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
The UK approved the first American patent.
Louis XV succeeded his great-grandfather and became King of France at the young age of five.
The first lighthouse in America was given the green light to be built at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts.
The opera 'Rinaldo,' by George Frideric Handel, premiered at Haymarket Theatre in London, UK.
The Statute of Anne became the UK's first copyright law.
Captain William Dampier rescued British Sailor Alexander Selkirk after 52 months of being left on an island.
The Great Frost of Europe killed thousands of people.
Peter the Great of Russia defeated Sweden at the battle of Lesnaya.
The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.
Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
Saint Petersburg was founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
Queen Anne was coronated Queen at the Westminster Abbey, London.
Queen Anne became Queen of England after King William III died.
The Treaty of The Hague was signed between the German Empire, Great Britain, and The Netherlands.
Pirate Captain Kidd was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Inventor Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in England.
Itza, the last Mayan kingdom, was conquered by Spanish forces.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
Zumbi, the last of the Quilombo dos Palmares kings, was killed.
